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noun
1.
a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
2.
any of the former Muslim rulers of Baghdad (until 1258) and of the Ottoman Empire (from 1571 until 1924).
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Caliph
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Example Sentences
- Even if the ruler was not law-abiding, the scholars still did not spontaneously declare a sitting caliph disqualified.
- Shaggy forsaking the solving of mysteries so that they'll have time to spin tales for a cranky caliph.
- We know from our own time what the caliph was dreading.
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Word Origin & History
caliph
late 14c., from O.Fr. caliphe (12c., also algalife), from M.L. califa, from Arabic khalifa "successor," originally Abu-Bakr, who succeeded Muhammad in the role of leader of the faithful after the prophet's death.
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